diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 18c9d82..7853e0e 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -119,8 +119,7 @@ set background=dark
 set number relativenumber
 set hlsearch " highlight searches
 
-" set width of the fold column to create a margin
-set foldcolumn=2
+set foldcolumn=1
 
 
 " key mappings